Brett
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The One Thing That Really Bothers Me About Basic Economy
With the imminent launch of Basic Economy on both United and American, we are on the cusp of a massive change that…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Grows an Old Hub, Bring Your Own Pilots, Long Beach Misinformation
Expanding service to most popular nonstop destinations from Cincinnati – Delta News Hub Are you a mid-market former hub airport desperate to…
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Lufthansa and Etihad Inch Toward Closer Ties
In a TV-worthy press conference of a scale not seen since… well, since Trump’s reality show Supreme Court nominee reveal the evening…
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I’m Skeptical That United is Really Planning a Huge Growth Push at LAX
Bloomberg ran the headline and the news spread like wildfire. “United Airlines Said to Plan Los Angeles Push in Comeback Effort.” Could…
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American Thinks In-Seat Screens Aren’t Needed on Domestic Flights; I Flip Flop on the Issue
American is getting closer to taking delivery of its first 737 MAX (4 will be coming in the second half of this…
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3 Links I Love: A380 for Risk Takers, Fixing LAX Gridlock, Birds at Garbage in Lebanon
This week’s featured link: A380, from flagship to LCC mass transport – Leeham News and Comment Here’s an interview with the head…
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Long Beach Ends Talk of a Customs Facility, Will JetBlue Walk?
If there’s one thing we learned during the last election, it’s that misinformation, fear-mongering, and bullying are now a blueprint for success.…
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Emirates Plays With Fire, Announces Newark to Athens Flight
You might think that with a new, anti-globalist administration in the US, foreign airlines might want to tiptoe carefully until they figure…
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Are Bathroom Lines Allowed on International Flights? The Definitive Answer
When I wrote up my recent trip to Cancún last week, the big discussion centered around the fact that we weren’t allowed…
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Cranky on the Web: United’s Corporate Guarantee
United Bolsters Reliability Guarantee to Its Corporate Travel Customers – Skift I’ll admit it’s a stretch to include this here since my…
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3 Links I Love: BA CEO Interview, American is Airline of the Year, Buy On Board Problems
This week’s featured link: British Airways CEO Interview: How to Bring a Low-Cost Mindset to a Legacy Airline – Skift This is…
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American Rolls Out Basic Economy With a Slightly Softer But Blunter Approach
When United rolled out Basic Economy last year, it got a lot of flak for how it handled it (including some right…